But before he could figure out what had gone wrong, the water in the distance exploded, and a figure came rushing toward them, a greatsword in hand. With a single leap, he was already upon them.
"Xiao Ran!" Xiao Zhenye and the others were stunned when they saw who it was.
They were even more puzzled. Wasn't Xiao Ran's consciousness still in the Tomb Kingdom? How had he appeared here?
What they didn't know was that the Xiao Ran in the Tomb Kingdom was Number Two, the split-off consciousness. Xiao Ran's true Consciousness Body had left with Wu Man long ago.
Remember that bundle of spores wrapped in mycelium that Wu Man and the others had taken with them when they left?
Xiao Ran's consciousness had been hidden inside. Using the Sixth Generation Mycelium's unique ability to turn invisible, he had transferred himself out.
Of course, to transfer his main consciousness, Xiao Ran had shifted almost all of his mental power to Number Two.
He had taken only a tiny portion of his mental power with him. As a result, when Xiao Ran's consciousness returned to his original body, his mental power plummeted from an absurd 300 points to less than 100, leaving him with a measly 80.
But that was precisely what had allowed him to fool Gu Xuan.
After all, with Xiao Ran's enormous presence, a mere 80 points of mental power was utterly insignificant.
A cold glint flashed along the blade. As it came down, it unleashed a Killing Intent so fierce that Gu Xuan's heart lurched.
Even through the layer of white mycelium, Gu Xuan was shaken to the core. He hurriedly focused his mental power, trying to stop the attack.
But before he could gather his strength, Xiao Ran, inside his body, said coldly, "Don't